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Learn to bind a beautiful handmade book with this Hemp Stitch Japanese Book Binding Tutorial. Hand embroider the book cover with a special motif.

A stack of printed loose leaves in the process of being sewn into a text block for bookbinding. The best method of sewing single sheets is whip sititching (also called overcast sewing), which involves grouping the sheets into "signatures" and sewing the "signatures" one at a time. To learn how to sew single sheets by overcast sewing, check out this step-by-step tutorial: www.alvenh.com/misc/projects/bookbinding/overcastsewing/ This book will be sewn on recessed cords, and will be bound in…

Nowadays, when thinking of traditional Japanese bindings, stab bindings are the ones that come to mind. Originally coming from China, this binding style flourished during the Edo period (1603-1868)…

As brochure printing becomes ever more complex, both in terms of technology and creativity, we examine ways to think outside the box and come up with something truly unique.

I’ve been looking into paper planners recently and kept seeing the mention of Midori journals and notebook inserts. Although it’s been around for a long time, I never actually understood what it was. The Midori Traveler’s Notebook is basically a leather cover with elastic bands inside that enable you to slip in and out saddle stitched inserts. This […]

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Next on my list of historic book structures to do, was a typical Medieval limp binding. This is described by Szirmai in his text: "the covering is largely of coarse parchment, sometimes of two pieces pasted together...cut off flush with the bookblock; limp leather coverings or leather edging are exceptional. The lower cover usually extends to a rectangular front-edge flap, with one or two cords to tie them around flat buttons of horn, leather or metal on the back" (p. 299, The Archaeology of…

Examines lay-flat book bindings, including photos, tips, and resource links.

Onion skin binding, made with bookcloth. I learned this binding from Benjamin Elbel, bookbinder in London.

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